Veronica Magan

[Via Satellite 11-24-2015] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have successfully launched Telesat’s broadcast and telecommunication satellite, Telstar 12 Vantage. An H-IIA Launch vehicle No. […]

[Via Satellite 11-24-2015] Intelsat General has been awarded a contract to provide satellite services to the U.S. Air Force Central Command. The one-year contract calls for 144 MHz of Ku-bandwidth to […]

[Via Satellite 11-23-2015] Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, today announced that all communications and signals from the AMOS 5 satellite at the 17 degrees east orbital position have […]

[Via Satellite 11-23-2015] Comtech Telecommunications and TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) jointly announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Comtech will purchase TCS in a cash transaction for approximately a $430.8 million enterprise value. […]

[Via Satellite 11-23-2015] RigNet has signed an agreement with O3b Networks to bring high capacity, low latency connectivity to operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the agreement, the operator […]

[Via Satellite 11-23-2015] ViaSat announced the availability of its first single-port 100 Gbps encryption device designed to scale from 10 to 40 to 100 Gbps, enabling customers to migrate their […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-2015] International Launch Services (ILS) announced a Multi-Launch Agreement with Intelsat for five ILS Proton missions through 2023 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The five satellites, yet […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-2015] Thales Alenia Space  has signed a contract with Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to build the Bangabandhu telecommunications satellite. To be launched in 2017, Bangladesh’s first satellite […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-2015] McMurdo has completed the installation of a six-antenna next-generation Medium-Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) satellite ground station system in New Zealand. McMurdo expects the project, which […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-2015] Hughes Network Systems and Telesat announced a 15-year agreement for Ka-band capacity on Telesat’s new Telstar 19 Vantage satellite, planned for launch in early 2018. The agreement calls […]

[Via Satellite 11-06-2015] Telkom SA has selected Avanti Communications to provide national high-speed broadband coverage across South Africa. Service will be supplied using Avanti’s Hylas 2 Ka-band satellite, which has […]

[Via Satellite 11-06-2015] SpeedCast France (formerly Geolink Satellite Services), has successfully deployed a 35-site network for Save the Children International (SCI). The new satellite service provides connectivity to a network […]

[Via Satellite 11-05-2015] Hughes Networks Systems has unveiled its new HM System, engineered around its Software-Definable Modem (SDM) technology and Scrambled Code Multiple Access (SCMA) waveform. Hughes is launching with […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-2015] ITC Global has been awarded a multi-million dollar deal with an undisclosed international offshore energy services company. The multi-year contract for Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) connectivity […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-2015] iDirect has signed a framework agreement with the Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO), a specialized procurement center and logistics authority, to deliver hardware, software, and services […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-2015] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and Arab Satellite Communication Organization (Arabsat) have signed an expansion capacity agreement on ABS 3A for a multi-transponder, multi-year deal for Ku-band payload. […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-2015] Intelsat and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation announced they have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture that will launch a new satellite with optimized C-band […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-2015] Comtech EF Data has been awarded a $1.1 million order for infrastructure equipment from a large mobile network operator in Saudi Arabia. This mobile operator will use […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-2015] SES has signed a multi-year contract with Softwire Digital Solutions, to implement countrywide e-learning solutions in Nigeria. This country’s government selected Softwire Digital Solutions, a provider of […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-2015] Maersk Tankers will install Inmarsat’s Fleet Media maritime entertainment service on 30 of its vessels, as part of a 12-month pilot program. The 30 vessels were selected […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-2015] AsiaSat and Rohde & Schwarz have partnered to advance next-generation Ultra-HD TV technologies by implementing a Free to Air (FTA) Ultra-HD channel on AsiaSat 4. Broadcasters and […]

[Via Satellite 09-28-2015] ViaSat has received its first Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its in-cabin distribution system. This is the first of […]

[Via Satellite 09-28-2015] Encompass Digital Media has appointed Joe Simon as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this role, Simon will oversee the company’s operations, products and technology. Previously, Simon […]

[Via Satellite 09-28-2015] Eutelsat 115 West B, the first all-electric satellite of Eutelsat Communications’ global fleet, has completed the ascent to geostationary orbit and today began in-orbit tests. Eutelsat’s new […]

[Via Satellite 09-28-2015] AQYR Technologies received a $100 million Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) production contract to provide Global Broadcast Service (GBS) Rucksack Portable Receive Suites (AN/PRS-12) and Suitcase Portable Receive Suites (AN/PRS-11), spares, training, […]

[Via Satellite 09-25-2015] Orange Business Services has released a fully industrialized product to deliver key communications functionality and connectivity required at sea. Maritime Connect allows shipping companies to integrate their […]

[Via Satellite 09-25-2015] Sentech, a broadcasting signal distributor in Africa, has extended its contract with Intelsat for multiple years. Sentech will continue to leverage Ku-band capacity on Intelsat 20 at […]

[Via Satellite 09-25-2015] SES Government Solutions (SES GS) will support the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) on the ground as well as in space. Raytheon […]

[Via Satellite 09-25-2015] VT iDirect announced the release of Layer 2 over Satellite (L2oS), a new feature set within the iDirect Evolution platform, allowing satellite to work more seamlessly with other […]

[Via Satellite 09-16-2015] Mozambique’s telecommunications company, Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicacoes de Mocambique, has renewed its relationship with Intelsat for satellite solutions that will help the company deliver broadband connectivity to […]